--ByIan Poole Looking for an affordable iambic key? Read our hands-on review of the Xiegu VK6 Morse paddle, covering its build quality, adjustability, and performance for portable and shack use. Recently I was sent a Xiegu VK6 iambic Morse paddle to review by Radioddity, an international online amateur radio sales...

--By E.T. Bryant The GPA 100-watt power amplifier may seem to be just another power amplifier, but it is much more. It is a high-performance linear amplifier that will allow you to select amateur bands from 1.8 to 54 MHz. There is smart cooling, which will activate the internal fan...

--By Danny Davis If you like operating portable, you know half the battle is just getting an HF antenna on the air quickly without hauling a whole truck bed of gear. The Radioddity HF-009 promises a complete grab-and-go vertical that you can stick in the ground, tune with a simple...

--By Danny Davis This classic CB radio was dead. Not “maybe it needs a recap” dead. It was the kind of dead where the sane move is to take what you can for parts and stop wasting time. I did not make the sane move. I opened it up, pulled...

--By Robert Gulley K4PKM *First published in the January issue of The Spectrum Monitor and used with permission The Radioddity DB50-B is a 2-meter/440-MHz multiband radio with built-in GPS and APRS/KISS TNC/ Bluetooth capabilities, in a very compact package. Control of the radio is performed through the handheld microphone, and/or...

--By E.T. Bryant I didn’t think I could learn to do CW because trying to memorize the tones would be difficult for me. Decoding the code as it comes through my speaker seemed to be impossible for me. So, I started looking for ways to decode and transmit the code...

--By thereviewsmiths.com How about this for a new hobby: shortwave radio? For hobbyists, it's like exploring the wild west of radio waves, you can discover an exciting pirate radio station from anywhere in the world. The Raddy RF919 is a multiband radio aimed at listeners who want far more than...

--By Raffaele, IU0NYC Introduction The Baofeng UV-5R Mini is a recent addition to the established Baofeng UV-5R series, designed to offer a compact and feature-rich handheld radio for amateur and general radio users. This review synthesizes hands-on testing and detailed evaluation to provide a comprehensive examination of the UV-5R Mini’s...